This schedule is for both Natural Hazard classes and can change at any time!
January 13 & January 15: Introductions. Review Syllabus. --Discuss course subject, midterms, and map quizzes. Discuss parts of book and study CD. Assignment: Read Chapters 1 - 2. Review questions at the end of each chapter. Assignment: Extra credit: Write a paragraph about yourself. This is the easiest 50 points you can get!!
January 20 & January 21: Lecture Chapters 1 & 2 Assignment: Read Chapter 3 & 4: Review questions at the end of each chapter Assignment: CompleteGoogle Earth Search.
January 27 and January 29: Lecture Chapters 2 & 3. Answer questions on Chapters 1 – 3 Assignment: Study for Midterm #1 Chapters 1- 3: Review the questions at the end of each chapter Assignment: Read Chapters 4 & 5. Review questions at the end of each chapter Assignment: Hand in Google Earth Search
February 3 & February 5: Midterm #1 Chapters 1 - 3. Lecture Chapter 4 Assignment: Read Chapters 6 & 7. Review questions at the end of each chapter
February 10 & February 12: Lecture Chapter 5 Assignment: Read Chapters 6 -7. Assignment: Correct Midterm #1 for extra credit.
February 17 & February 19 : Lecture Chapter 6 & 7 Assignment: Study for Midterm #2 -- Chapters 4 - 6 Assignment: Hand in Midterm #1 corrections Assignment: Read Chapter 8 - 9.
February 24 & February 26: Midterm #2 Chapters 4 - 6. Lecture Chapter 8 Assignment: Read Chapter 10. Assignment: Study and prepare a 1-2 page paper on this week’s weather. Include information about the temperature, winds, moisture, fronts, and low and high pressures – 50 points. This paper will go in your ePortfolio.
March 3 & March 5: Lecture Chapter 9 Assignment: Study for Midterm #3 Chapters 7 - 9 Assignment: Hand in Week Weather Report Assignment: Read Chapter 11. Assignment: Correct Midterm 2 for extra credit
March 10 & March 12: Midterm #3 Chapters 6 – 9. Lecture Chapter 10 Assignment: Identify and describe 5 severe weather occurrences which have occurred during the last week. This can be anywhere in the world. Due March 24 Assignment: Read Charters 12. Assignment: Hand in Corrections from Midterm #2.
March 16 - 20: Spring Break – No School
March 24 & March 26: Lecture Chapters 11 Assignment: Write a 2-3 page paper on your opinion on Climate Change – 100 points; due April 7. This will be the paper to put on your ePortfolio for this class. You will get 50 extra credit points for having the ePortfolio. Assignment: Hand in Severe Weather report Assignment: Correct Midterm #3 for extra credit
March 31 & April 2: Lecture Chapters 12: Answer questions on Chapters 10 - 12 Assignment: Study for Midterm #4, Chapters 10-12. Assignment: Find all midterms for review for the final.
April 7 & April 9: Midterm #4 - Chapters 10 - 12 - Begin Review Midterms 1 & 2. Assignment: Hand in Corrections for Midterm #3 Assignment: Catch up on all reading!!!
April 14 & April 16: Continue Review of Midterms #2 & #3 Assignment: Correct Midterm #4 Assignment – Study for final
April 21 & April 23: Review Midterms #3 & #4 Assignment: Hand in Corrections for Midterm #4. Corrections will be recorded and handed back before the end of class to use for review. Assignment –Study for final
April 28 & April 30: Hand in any late assignments Assignment: Study for final
This schedule is for both Natural Hazard classes and can change at any time!
January 13 & January 15: Introductions. Review Syllabus. --Discuss course subject, midterms, and map quizzes. Discuss parts of book and study CD.
Assignment: Read Chapters 1 - 2. Review questions at the end of each chapter.
Assignment: Extra credit: Write a paragraph about yourself. This is the easiest 50 points you can get!!
January 20 & January 21: Lecture Chapters 1 & 2
Assignment: Read Chapter 3 & 4: Review questions at the end of each chapter
Assignment: Complete Google Earth Search.
January 27 and January 29: Lecture Chapters 2 & 3. Answer questions on Chapters 1 – 3
Assignment: Study for Midterm #1 Chapters 1- 3: Review the questions at the end of each chapter
Assignment: Read Chapters 4 & 5. Review questions at the end of each chapter
Assignment: Hand in Google Earth Search
February 3 & February 5: Midterm #1 Chapters 1 - 3. Lecture Chapter 4
Assignment: Read Chapters 6 & 7. Review questions at the end of each chapter
February 10 & February 12: Lecture Chapter 5
Assignment: Read Chapters 6 -7.
Assignment: Correct Midterm #1 for extra credit.
February 17 & February 19 : Lecture Chapter 6 & 7
Assignment: Study for Midterm #2 -- Chapters 4 - 6
Assignment: Hand in Midterm #1 corrections
Assignment: Read Chapter 8 - 9.
February 24 & February 26: Midterm #2 Chapters 4 - 6. Lecture Chapter 8
Assignment: Read Chapter 10.
Assignment: Study and prepare a 1-2 page paper on this week’s weather. Include information about the temperature, winds, moisture, fronts, and low and high pressures – 50 points. This paper will go in your ePortfolio.
March 3 & March 5: Lecture Chapter 9
Assignment: Study for Midterm #3 Chapters 7 - 9
Assignment: Hand in Week Weather Report
Assignment: Read Chapter 11.
Assignment: Correct Midterm 2 for extra credit
March 10 & March 12: Midterm #3 Chapters 6 – 9. Lecture Chapter 10
Assignment: Identify and describe 5 severe weather occurrences which have occurred during the last week. This can be anywhere in the world. Due March 24
Assignment: Read Charters 12.
Assignment: Hand in Corrections from Midterm #2.
March 16 - 20: Spring Break – No School
March 24 & March 26: Lecture Chapters 11
Assignment: Write a 2-3 page paper on your opinion on Climate Change – 100 points; due April 7. This will be the paper to put on your ePortfolio for this class. You will get 50 extra credit points for having the ePortfolio.
Assignment: Hand in Severe Weather report
Assignment: Correct Midterm #3 for extra credit
March 31 & April 2: Lecture Chapters 12: Answer questions on Chapters 10 - 12
Assignment: Study for Midterm #4, Chapters 10-12.
Assignment: Find all midterms for review for the final.
April 7 & April 9: Midterm #4 - Chapters 10 - 12 - Begin Review Midterms 1 & 2.
Assignment: Hand in Corrections for Midterm #3
Assignment: Catch up on all reading!!!
April 14 & April 16: Continue Review of Midterms #2 & #3
Assignment: Correct Midterm #4
Assignment – Study for final
April 21 & April 23: Review Midterms #3 & #4
Assignment: Hand in Corrections for Midterm #4. Corrections will be recorded and handed back before the end of class to use for review.
Assignment –Study for final
April 28 & April 30: Hand in any late assignments
Assignment: Study for final
May 5 & May 7: Final Test 200 Points